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1. Tony Clement at Third Tuesday Ottawa Storify-ed

   Canada’s Treasury Board President Tony Clement @tonyclementcpc appeared at Third Tuesday Ottawa #3TYOW last night. He discussed the potential of open government, bringing citizens closer to government and the new guidelines he introduced to guide …

2. Ontario Ombudsman André Marin to speak at Third Tuesday Toronto

   In my experience, a very few Canadian government officials have really succeeded in using digital media to increase public engagement. André Marin, the Ontario Ombudsman is at the top of that short list. Not only …

3. Inside PR: The G20 Summit aftermath and Kenneth Cole = #Crass

   It’s the week after the snowstorm – and Inside PR is digging out from under the snowbanks – or at least Gini Dietrich is. [display_podcast] Lots to talk about this week Last week, I chaired …

4. Next Third Tuesday Ottawa: Canada's National Capital Commission Web 2.0 Initiatives

   “Reticence is often conquered by a win, and the best way to provide a win is via a pilot project.” Daniel Feeny, Director of Digital Communications, National Capital Commission Here’s an interesting situation: A government …

5. Taking The High Road with Terry Fallis

   Terry Fallis‘ story started out the same as that of almost any other unpublished writer with a first novel. Pitch it to every publisher he could find – and be rejected by every one. And …

6. Fostering collaboration

   We’re down to the second last session at the ALI Social Media for Government conference. Eric Sauve of Tomoye offered his insights on “fostering collaboration and increasing performance across and outside your organization using communities …

7. Strategy before tactics

   Theresa Woolridge and Amy Jarrette of Public Safety Canada led off the presentations at day two of the ALI Social Media for Government conference in Ottawa. Their topic: Strategy before tactics – The importance of …

8. Jean-Simon Marquis: Using Online Communities of Practice for knowledge sharing and collaboration

   Jean-Simon Marquis from the Canada School of Public Service led off the afternoon program of the first day of the ALI Social Media for Government conference. His topic: How to use online communities of practice …

9. A progress marker on the road from the old to the new

   Over the past five years, I’ve been working to move Thornley Fallis and 76design from a dying traditional PR business model to a new business model more in tune with the disintermediated world of individual …

10. Twitter on screen at conferences: Good or Bad?

    Do you think that having the Twitter stream on a screen at conferences adds to the experience or participants and speakers or detracts from it? The Advanced Learning Institute have asked my advice about whether …